The Grand Staircase, Clos du Peyronnet, Late Afternoon

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The Grand Staircase, Clos du Peyronnet, Late Afternoon

Peter Coker (1926-2004)

Price

£17,500

Signed

Signed
Signed and dated 1992 on reverse
Signed with initials and inscribed with title and 'no 2' on label on stretcher

Medium

Oil on canvas

Catalogue Raisonné No

589

Dimensions

45 x 57 ½ inches

Provenance

The Estate of Peter Coker

Literature

Peter Coker RA, London: Chris Beetles Ltd, 2002, pages 113 and 143, catalogue raisonné no 548;
Royal Academy Illustrated, 2005, page 98

Exhibited

'Peter Coker RA', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, October 2002, no 144;
Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, 2005, no 664;
'Peter Coker RA: the Studio Sale', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, October 2017, no 144;
'Home and Abroad: The Landscapes of Peter Coker RA and Keith Grant', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, April-May 2024

By 1980, Bargemon had become Peter's established base in the south of France, However, in 1983 Peter Coker rented the first of several apartments at the Villa Clos du Peyronnet, near Menton. The villa was surrounded by a magnificent garden including a grand double staircase flanked by large terracotta pots and an imposing, enclosed bamboo pathway.

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